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libya does have an elected president and prime minister. they want good relations with the united states. and they realize how serious this whole affair is. on the other hand, the libyans have been very sensitive with the international criminal court wanted, for instance, the son of gadhafi tried in the hague. they've pushed back and said, no, we'll try him here, according to our laws. he'll get a fair trial. >> we have seen the u.s. reinforce some of the embassies with especially trained marines. what is their red line? i mean, when do they decide to go ahead and fire? >> well, i believe that, first of all, either the theater command or the president has to given the order. probably the theater commancomm. they will be called into action eeth whr the host country cannot protect our diplomatic installation. at that point, they go in to secure the compound or the safehouses and to extract or evacuate diplomatic staff. >> this morning we're talking a lot about the red line, basically when to go to war and when to take action. now, the preside
libya does have an elected president and prime minister. they want good relations with the united states. and they realize how serious this whole affair is. on the other hand, the libyans have been very sensitive with the international criminal court wanted, for instance, the son of gadhafi tried in the hague. they've pushed back and said, no, we'll try him here, according to our laws. he'll get a fair trial. >> we have seen the u.s. reinforce some of the embassies with especially trained...
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consulate in libya, one question was on everybody's mind. how could this happen in how can the most powerful nation on earth cannot protect it's own envoys in other countries? and earlier i talked with wall street journal intelligence correspondent who has been covering the story, if it was accurate when the security was woefully inadequate. >> the standard security was forearmed libyan guards and four unarmed libyan guards. on the day of the attack there were five or so armed diplomatic personnel. as we looked into it, security had not really changed, even though the threats there were escalating from april on, and they also lacked some pretty basic precautions at the consulate including basic firefighting equipment. >> and whether the consulate attack, controversy on whether it's was planned. >> i looked into the question of al qaeda involvement. it's quite possible that the al qaeda inlvement came day of if it did at all because they've -- they've -- they are right now analyzing conversations held between al qaeda and sharias, which was i
consulate in libya, one question was on everybody's mind. how could this happen in how can the most powerful nation on earth cannot protect it's own envoys in other countries? and earlier i talked with wall street journal intelligence correspondent who has been covering the story, if it was accurate when the security was woefully inadequate. >> the standard security was forearmed libyan guards and four unarmed libyan guards. on the day of the attack there were five or so armed diplomatic...
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pro-democracy protesters scored a victory in libya tonight. two militia groups are disbanding and shutting down bases in eastern libya in response to protesters demands. and benghazi, counter protesters are trying to reclaim the city. >> these pro-democracy demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known extremist militias. >> they were met by some resistance. that was on friday night. >>> at least 220 people were killed today in syria with government forces shelling its unushz. they're moving into territories that fighters have sized. the group has many ex-soldiers who defected from the army to fight the regime. >>> straight ahead here tonight -- >> i think it's a -- >> romney's rough week. secret tapes, disparaging words, pesky taxes. even the mrs. weighed in. >> this is hard. >> what republicans are really saying about mitt romney. ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrt
pro-democracy protesters scored a victory in libya tonight. two militia groups are disbanding and shutting down bases in eastern libya in response to protesters demands. and benghazi, counter protesters are trying to reclaim the city. >> these pro-democracy demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known extremist militias. >> they were met by some resistance. that was on friday night. >>> at least 220 people were...
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. >>> the deadly attacks on americans in libya. could it have been prevent. the obama administration comes under question. and then -- >> jesus -- >> jesus. >> jesus. >> if jesus jokes are free game, then why, in a free country, is the prophet muhammad not? and another hands-off topic. the power of religion. the reality of why it often turns deadly. a christian, a muslim and jew walk into our studio for a conversation that is no joke. and how booze helps shape the united states of america. >> look, this is the stuff your social studies teacher didn't tell you. >> all that plus no talking points and the judgment free zone. >>> hello, everybody. i am don lemon. thank you for joining us. first your headlines. a leading figure from the sunni islam world has called for a calm in the wake of continuing violent protests. he spoke with cnn and called for muslim followers to act more as a prophet muhammad would. >> translator: i was one of the first to warn about the dangers of this film in a statement to the muslim world, i asked people to deal with the situation the
. >>> the deadly attacks on americans in libya. could it have been prevent. the obama administration comes under question. and then -- >> jesus -- >> jesus. >> jesus. >> if jesus jokes are free game, then why, in a free country, is the prophet muhammad not? and another hands-off topic. the power of religion. the reality of why it often turns deadly. a christian, a muslim and jew walk into our studio for a conversation that is no joke. and how booze helps shape...
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and now, in libya. and i think what secretary clinton did so well is to distinguish between the pride we all felt at helping libya become free with the chaos that now exists in that country that has enabled this security to be breached and our embassy attacked. >> i mean, clearly something went wrong. the question for you after the break is, did we do something wrong? is there a lapse on our part and our government? is it completely the fault of the libyan government? back right after this. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios [ dog ]you still have to go we found it together.upbeat ] on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1:
and now, in libya. and i think what secretary clinton did so well is to distinguish between the pride we all felt at helping libya become free with the chaos that now exists in that country that has enabled this security to be breached and our embassy attacked. >> i mean, clearly something went wrong. the question for you after the break is, did we do something wrong? is there a lapse on our part and our government? is it completely the fault of the libyan government? back right after...
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>> don't have information that it was sent to the embassy in libya. it was sent to the embassy in cairo, which sort of acts leak, you know, one of these places in the region why wr they take the information and they send it out where they feel like it needs to go. we know that there was a warning that the movie was out there. they knew people had been watch it. there was a seven minute clip or so of the movie that aired on he jiptian tv over the weekend, which obviously highlighted the fact that egypt might be a place where more people knew about his existence, may prosecute e test, speculation there. there was no clear warning in that 48 hours before that there was any link to an imminent attack. planned attack. >> sure. it might be too early to know, too early to tell, but do we know what the intelligence community had y ink that it was going to spread through social media from being aired on egyptian television and then spread through social media to other countries so that other communities would actually see this clip? >> i think it's fair to say
>> don't have information that it was sent to the embassy in libya. it was sent to the embassy in cairo, which sort of acts leak, you know, one of these places in the region why wr they take the information and they send it out where they feel like it needs to go. we know that there was a warning that the movie was out there. they knew people had been watch it. there was a seven minute clip or so of the movie that aired on he jiptian tv over the weekend, which obviously highlighted the...
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ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. this was cairo, egypt last night as a mob attacked our embassy there. they tore down the american flag and shredded it. want to bring in senior international correspondent nick robertson. he's in london. what can you tell us about the people who were likely behind these attacks? >> reporter: we know the last attack on the consulate was on the 5th of june. chris stevens was there at the time as well. the notes left behind said that the attack was revenge for the killing of a seen r your al qaeda figure. they said he was killed in a drone attack. that was never confirmed, his killing, until yesterday when the head of al qaeda issued a video statement saying that he was dead on calling on libyan jihadist to attack and kill americans. late last year the head of al qaeda sent senior jihadists to set up training camps inside libya. thr aware of the training camps and aware of the people running those camps. so we don't know if al qaeda had a responsibility in this or the groups affiliated w
ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. this was cairo, egypt last night as a mob attacked our embassy there. they tore down the american flag and shredded it. want to bring in senior international correspondent nick robertson. he's in london. what can you tell us about the people who were likely behind these attacks? >> reporter: we know the last attack on the consulate was on the 5th of june. chris stevens was there at the time as well. the notes left behind said that the attack was...
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you're talking about libya and egypt? >> libya. just libya. do we know -- just libya. do we know if the group that launched the grenade actually coordinated with the protesters or the protesters were aware or talking with the other group, the grenade group, in this attack that happened in libya in the consulate there? >> we do not know that, but at this stage it does appear that there was this core and, remember, what secretary of state hillary clinton said this morning. a small and vicious group, which was carrying out this attack, so, again, not totally confirmed, but it would appear that there is a demonstration going on, and then this core uses that and attacks. >> is the state department, is the secretary -- are they close at all to identifying who that group might have been? is there an investigation that is taking place with libyan authorities to find out who did this? >> oh, they are definitely starting that. the fbi will be involved, but at this point it's very early, and nobody is definitively saying who did that. >> all right. jill, thank you very much. very
you're talking about libya and egypt? >> libya. just libya. do we know -- just libya. do we know if the group that launched the grenade actually coordinated with the protesters or the protesters were aware or talking with the other group, the grenade group, in this attack that happened in libya in the consulate there? >> we do not know that, but at this stage it does appear that there was this core and, remember, what secretary of state hillary clinton said this morning. a small and...
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a score in libya where two is m islamic groups are shutting down in libya in response to protester demands, and in beghazi, protesters are trying to take back over the city. >> protesters are taking the situation into their own arms and taking on known extremists in benghazi. >> there were dozens injured on friday night there, and we will have more. >>> the retired agent of a cia agent wants to meet with the president of iran to plead for her husband return. he disappeared in 2007, and now pictures are up in hopes that mahmoud ahmadinejad will see them. he was seen two years ago pleading with the u.s. government for his release. >> 33 years of service to the united states, and i deserve something. >> the iran's president has repeatedly turned down requests from levinson's wife. >>> at least 220 people were killed today in syria with government forces shelling aleppo and the government forces, and this comes as the syrian free army are moving into territory that the fighters have seized. they have many defectors from the syrian army to fight the regime. >> i'm not fighting to create a democ
a score in libya where two is m islamic groups are shutting down in libya in response to protester demands, and in beghazi, protesters are trying to take back over the city. >> protesters are taking the situation into their own arms and taking on known extremists in benghazi. >> there were dozens injured on friday night there, and we will have more. >>> the retired agent of a cia agent wants to meet with the president of iran to plead for her husband return. he disappeared...
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ambassador to libya were killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. crowds of protesters setting fire to the building, expressing their anger over a low-budget film that is considered offensive to islam. chris stevens, u.s. ambassador to libya, died in a rocket attack that also killed three security staff members. the last time an ambassador was killed by terrorists was in 1979. in cairo, egypt, protesters scaled the wall of the u.s. embassy and ripped down the american flag. joining me now, author and senior fellow at stanford universi university, fouad ajami. >> this is extremely sad. sometimes words cannot express the absurdity and horror of such things. we've been here before. more than two decades ago the famous episode of writing a book that muslims considered offensive and then people died. protests greeted the publication of the book. an offensive film is met with a deeply offensive and violent attack on the consulate in benghazi. the sadness of it is that ambassador stevens worked long and hard for the liberation of the libyan people from the
ambassador to libya were killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. crowds of protesters setting fire to the building, expressing their anger over a low-budget film that is considered offensive to islam. chris stevens, u.s. ambassador to libya, died in a rocket attack that also killed three security staff members. the last time an ambassador was killed by terrorists was in 1979. in cairo, egypt, protesters scaled the wall of the u.s. embassy and ripped down the american flag....
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ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other america who died in the consulate attack there in benghazi. ambassador stephens, tyrone woods, glen dougherty and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle east when he served as a volunteer in the peace corps. he's been praised as a great friend of libya and served as a liaison to the rebels who overthrew moammar gadhafi. tyrone woods was a paramedic and a registered nurse. his third child was born just a few months ago. glen dougherty was a ski instructor and raf guide in utah before becoming a navy seal. he planned to leave the military after knee surgery in 2001 but that changed with the 9/11 attacks. he also served on the advisory board of the military religious freedom coalition. sean smith was a computer expert but also had an alter ego of the computer game eve online. smith was online tuesday night reporting gunfire. he disconnected and never r
ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other america who died in the consulate attack there in benghazi. ambassador stephens, tyrone woods, glen dougherty and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle east when he served as a volunteer in the peace corps. he's been praised as a great friend of libya and served as a liaison to the rebels who overthrew moammar gadhafi....
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ambassador to libya and his three colleagu colleagues. four americans died. >> reporter: amid the ash, soot and debris, remnants of a life that was. and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of blood stain the walls. what is now a blackened ruin was a pleasant compound in an upscale benghazi neighborhood. libyan officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants. and quickly overwhelmed the libyan and american guards. the compound's first line of defense, easily breached. according to one of the libyan guards who was stationed at the gate, armed with only a radio, the assault happened simultaneously from three different directions. he says that he initially hard chanting, growing louder and louder, and then suddenly, the gunfire, the rocket-propelled grenades, and machine gun fire attacking the compound. he is so terrified from retaliation he refuses to appear on camera. he says at one point the masked men came over and threatened him at gunpoint. he only survived
ambassador to libya and his three colleagu colleagues. four americans died. >> reporter: amid the ash, soot and debris, remnants of a life that was. and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of blood stain the walls. what is now a blackened ruin was a pleasant compound in an upscale benghazi neighborhood. libyan officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants. and quickly overwhelmed the libyan and american...
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ambassador to libya. the on-line film clip that sparked rioting in two embassies and the life of the ambassador himself. light get to it. cnn has learned in the past few minutes that u.s. officials now believe attackers in libya did not specifically target the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens. targeted or not, ambassador stevens was killed along with three other members. me they planned to hit the consulate in benghazi, and were waitinged for an opportunity to strike. that opportunity came in a street riot last night. here's secretary of state hillary clinton today. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave his life trying to help build a better libya. live at the state department now to ellise. first of all, to the new information we are getting here because this is very rare. we understand for an ambassador to be killed by terrorists. does it change how people feel about what has happened at the state department that people's dear friend and colleague that he was not targeted, but this wa
ambassador to libya. the on-line film clip that sparked rioting in two embassies and the life of the ambassador himself. light get to it. cnn has learned in the past few minutes that u.s. officials now believe attackers in libya did not specifically target the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens. targeted or not, ambassador stevens was killed along with three other members. me they planned to hit the consulate in benghazi, and were waitinged for an opportunity to strike. that opportunity...
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ambassador to libya. we are going to talk with general spider marks about the search, and if it is possible at all to catch the people responsible. we will be right back. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org >>> in the wake of the deadly attack in libya, the u.s. has turned the focus to find those respon responsible for kil
ambassador to libya. we are going to talk with general spider marks about the search, and if it is possible at all to catch the people responsible. we will be right back. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security....
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libya's government has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. but the country's president touring the site admitted that would be difficult. >> we'll do our utmost, whether we succeed or not, we expect help from our friends. >> currently, you're not capable, you can't control these groups, currently? >> the question is whether the united states underestimated the threats from hostile groups here. one libyan security official told me that he met with american officials in benghazi three days before the attacks took place. he says he warned them, not for the first time, that security in benghazi was deteriorating. he said, quote, we told the americans the situation was frightening. it scares us. the ambassador, too, seems to have been aware of the general threat from islamic militants, but no one anticipated the terrible violence that would take his life and the life of three other americans on tuesday night. arwa damon, cnn, benghazi, libya. >> and back here in the states now, with tentative deal reached in a five-day old teacher's strike in the
libya's government has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. but the country's president touring the site admitted that would be difficult. >> we'll do our utmost, whether we succeed or not, we expect help from our friends. >> currently, you're not capable, you can't control these groups, currently? >> the question is whether the united states underestimated the threats from hostile groups here. one libyan security official told me that he met with american officials in...
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in libya, what we've seen is an al-qaeda attack on an american diplomat. in egypt, we're seeing an internal conflict between the muslim brotherhood and far more religion party which has used this film as a way of trying to weaken the muslim brotherhood's grip. it's a more complex situation than pointing at a film. >> so, so many other objectives have come with a type of attacks we've seen. is it a stretch to say this film is being used as an excuse to further ignite or to spawn protests or actions from people whether they be extremists or otherwise who are angry, upset about something else? >> yeah, and let's use the egypt example as a perfect one here. the film was first talked about on one satellite station. called el nas, which is run by ultra -- saudi muslims, which is the mouthpiece for the newer party. so in a sense, this was a perfect opportunity for the party to come out and to really try to flank the muslim brotherho brotherhood, which they see as being too accommodating, too westernized. in other places around the world, there is still a deep sen
in libya, what we've seen is an al-qaeda attack on an american diplomat. in egypt, we're seeing an internal conflict between the muslim brotherhood and far more religion party which has used this film as a way of trying to weaken the muslim brotherhood's grip. it's a more complex situation than pointing at a film. >> so, so many other objectives have come with a type of attacks we've seen. is it a stretch to say this film is being used as an excuse to further ignite or to spawn protests...
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envoy to libya as the u.s. was restoring ties with libya after decades. and he was so excited about the potential for u.s./libyan relations. we traveled to one of the ruins. libya has really beautiful untouched roman ruins and there was really no tourism there. there was nobody there. it was myself, cnn's zain verjee and ambassador stevens walking through these ruins and we were amazed that there was no -- a little kid in a way in terms of his enthusiasm for libya, which was really infectious. when he returned in 2007, excuse me, returned last year to represent the u.s. as an envoy to the transitional government to the rebels, he sailed in as secretary clinton said the other day on a barge, really expeditionary and that's -- he really saw this not just in terms of the work that could go it was dangerous, but he saw it as an adventure and sean smith was there as a tdy at the state department, a temporary assignment, he it arrived days before his real assignment in the hague and the other gentlemen, you know, glen doherty working on securing libyan loose we
envoy to libya as the u.s. was restoring ties with libya after decades. and he was so excited about the potential for u.s./libyan relations. we traveled to one of the ruins. libya has really beautiful untouched roman ruins and there was really no tourism there. there was nobody there. it was myself, cnn's zain verjee and ambassador stevens walking through these ruins and we were amazed that there was no -- a little kid in a way in terms of his enthusiasm for libya, which was really infectious....
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is that not the line in libya at least? >> but the ambassador was a friend of mine, so i don't take that lightly at all, but i don't think that that reflected the broad views of the libyan people. i think what happened there, as far as we understand it, is there was a violent protest tucked into a larger protest. there are lots of weapons going through the middle east, too, and that makes this all the more dangerous, but i don't think there's any evidence that either the local government in benghazi or local government elements or anybody in libya was somehow trying to target americans. what instead i think this is a consequence of is we have had diplomacy in the middle east that's been all about our relations with governments, and what chris stevens was trying to do was remake diplomacy and deal a lot more with a much wider range of people outside of capital cities. unfortunately, that's a mode that he gave his life for. >> sore tom of the people he was attempting to reach, let's talk about the red line for them and look a
is that not the line in libya at least? >> but the ambassador was a friend of mine, so i don't take that lightly at all, but i don't think that that reflected the broad views of the libyan people. i think what happened there, as far as we understand it, is there was a violent protest tucked into a larger protest. there are lots of weapons going through the middle east, too, and that makes this all the more dangerous, but i don't think there's any evidence that either the local government...
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at least about libya. >> yeah. find it -- fascinating that so many people are talking about romney had a gaffe. it turns out he was right. that one that it was wrong to put pout an n a statement -- criticizing the -- apologizing for the video which the administration continued to do and obama will do again today in his u.n. speech. but also, you know, who had the foreign policy gaffes? it has been president obama. president obama went on "60 minutes" and called what's happening in the middle east bumps in the road. first ambassador killed since 1979 is a bum open the rop on t? >> mr. obama came back and said bumps in the road meant there is going to be problems in the middle east you have to deal with. >> i'm sure -- >> i'm just trying to be fair. >> i'm sure he tried to spin it. well, no. i mean, the thing is no one is fair when mitt romney supposedly makes a gaffe that turns out not to be a gaffe. when president obama says something like that, everybody is busy explaining it away. this was a major foreign policy
at least about libya. >> yeah. find it -- fascinating that so many people are talking about romney had a gaffe. it turns out he was right. that one that it was wrong to put pout an n a statement -- criticizing the -- apologizing for the video which the administration continued to do and obama will do again today in his u.n. speech. but also, you know, who had the foreign policy gaffes? it has been president obama. president obama went on "60 minutes" and called what's happening...
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he worried about the growing al qaeda presence in libya. as you know, stevens died in an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi last week along with three other americans. during a senate homeland security hearing, a counterterrorism official said the attack was not carried out by people simply protesting an anti-islam film. >> i would say yes, they were killed in the course of a terrorist attack on our embassy. >> and the presence of radical islam has some top senators worried about the united states' relationship with that country. >> libya is very weak. as you know, their borders are forests. there's radical islamist elements throughout the country. but still, it is the obligation of the host country to protect our consulates, our embassies and our personnel. and it's partially ours, but we have to depend on the host country and we have to then sort out and rethink what presence we're going to have and what relationship we're going to have with these countries. >> u.s. intelligence officials are still investigating the incident. at lea
he worried about the growing al qaeda presence in libya. as you know, stevens died in an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi last week along with three other americans. during a senate homeland security hearing, a counterterrorism official said the attack was not carried out by people simply protesting an anti-islam film. >> i would say yes, they were killed in the course of a terrorist attack on our embassy. >> and the presence of radical islam has some top senators worried...
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embassy to libya. all of this as fears intensify al qaeda's setting up shop in libya. but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are t the same for everyone. if you think somet's wrong. see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and gee inside see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. romney: "itime to stand uprove to the cheaters" tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chese tiresated american jobs... it was psident obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. tty attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? ♪ ♪ hi dad. any years from now when the subaru is theirs... hey. missed a spot. ...i'll
embassy to libya. all of this as fears intensify al qaeda's setting up shop in libya. but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are t the same for everyone. if you think somet's wrong. see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and gee inside...
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ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other american who is died in that consulate attack in benghazi this week, ambassador stevens, tie roan woods, glen doherty, and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle east when he served as a volunteer peace corps -- as a volunteer in the peace corps. he has been praised as a great friend of libya and served as liaison to the rebel who is overthrew dictator moammar gadhafi. tyrone woods became a navy s.e.a.l. after his mom suggested he join the military. he was also a paramedic and a registered nurse. his third child, kai, was born just a few months ago. and glen doherty was a ski instructor and raft guide in utah before becoming a navy s.e.a.l. he planned to leave the military after knee surgery in 2001, but that changed when the 9/11 attacks occurred. doherty also served on the advisory board of the military religious freedom foundation. in his ten-yea
ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other american who is died in that consulate attack in benghazi this week, ambassador stevens, tie roan woods, glen doherty, and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle east when he served as a volunteer peace corps -- as a volunteer in the peace corps. he has been praised as a great friend of libya and served as liaison to the...
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more than 20 countries saw protests and the violence in libya even cost the u.s. ambassador his life. again, all of this because of a video depiction of the prophet muhammad. the mere mention of his can incite violence, destruction, and death, but why? i asked ruin mowingel a fellow at the institute of social policy and understand, why is muhammad off limits? >> i don't think muhammad is off limits. i think the people who often speak about islam and on behalf of islam, people who push themselves as experts generally aren't very familiar with islam and aren't able to indicate who muhammad is to muslims. i think the problem is we don't have a conversation about islam that we deserve and so what happens is you get extremists voices from both sides filling in the gaps leaving the vast majority of muslims and the vast majority of americans in the dark. >> no matter how civilized a conversation we have here tonight or on television, it won't stop what happened. it's not stopped being the protests. >> well, i think we have to be fair when we look at the protests what's h
more than 20 countries saw protests and the violence in libya even cost the u.s. ambassador his life. again, all of this because of a video depiction of the prophet muhammad. the mere mention of his can incite violence, destruction, and death, but why? i asked ruin mowingel a fellow at the institute of social policy and understand, why is muhammad off limits? >> i don't think muhammad is off limits. i think the people who often speak about islam and on behalf of islam, people who push...